Accounting Officer

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  Location

  (NIGERIA) and Lagos

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  Job Reference

  21182

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  Functional Area/Experience

  Business, Accounting & Finance / 1 Year

Job Description & Qualifications

KPMG Professional Services and KPMG Advisory Services are the KPMG member firm in Nigeria. The partners and people have been operating in Nigeria since 1978, providing multidisciplinary professional services to both local and international organisations within the Nigerian business community.

Experience and Technical Knowledge

• Minimum of one (1) year of industry/or consulting experience working in an accounting/ finance-related position.
• Knowledge of accounting fundamentals, concepts and conventions as well as bookkeeping principles.
• Strong technical knowledge, understanding, application and interpretation of relevant International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite particularly Excel.
• Working knowledge of accounting software and ERP.
• Specific knowledge of key processes involved in any of the following:
  • Accounts receivable management and revenue recognition
  • Accounts payable management and cost accounting
  • Treasury operations
  • Accounts preparation and consolidation
• Good understanding of treasury and other financial management-related concepts.

Skills and personal attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to collaborate.
• Quantitative, attention-to-detail, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate commitment to ethical standards and high level of integrity.
• Ability to research, read, comprehend and critically examine accounting standards and other pronouncements in order to have an informed point of view .
• Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations without compromising on quality and ethical standards and values.
• Ability to challenge existing practices to develop answers to complex issues.

Qualifications

• A first degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, economics or a business-related discipline.
• Qualified (or student member at the final stage of qualification) with a recognised professional accounting body (ICAN, ACCA, CIMA).